2 Chronicles 33:1

2 Chronicles 33:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
• New International Version (NIV)Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Chronicles 33:1

Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king. He ruled as king in Jerusalem for 55 years. 2Manasseh did things that the Lord said were evil. He did the same terrible sins that the other nations in Canaan had done. Those were the nations that the Lord had chased out so that the Israelites could live there. 3Manasseh built again the altars on the hills that his father Hezekiah had knocked down. He built altars for people to worship idols of Baal. He also made Asherah poles. He bent down low to worship all the stars in the sky.

2 Chronicles 33:1 word by word

בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה שָׁנָ֖ה מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he began to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 33:1

• 2 Chronicles 32:33Hezekiah died and his people buried him beside the graves of King David's descendants, near the top of the hill. At his death, all the people of Judah and those who lived in Jerusalem gave him great honour. Hezekiah's son Manasseh became king after him.
• 2 Kings 21:1Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king. He ruled as king in Jerusalem for 55 years. His mother's name was Hephzibah.
• 1 Chronicles 3:13Jotham's son was Ahaz. Ahaz's son was Hezekiah. Hezekiah's son was Manasseh.
• Matthew 1:10Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
• 2 Chronicles 34:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled as king in Jerusalem for 31 years.
• Ecclesiastes 10:16A country is in terrible trouble if its ruler is young and foolish. If its leaders go to parties all day, a country is in trouble.
• Isaiah 3:4The Lord says, ‘I will cause boys to become their leaders who will rule them badly.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Manasseh was twelve years old - We do not find that he had any godly director; his youth was therefore the more easily seduced. But surely he had a pious education; how then could the principles of it be so soon eradicated?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Compare references and notes. The author of Chronicles differs chiefly from Kings in additions (see the 2 Kings 21:17 note). The central part of this chapter (2 Chronicles 33:11-19) is almost entirely new matter.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Manasseh's and repentance. (1-20) Amon's wicked reign in Judah. (21-25) Verses 1-20 We have seen Manasseh's wickedness; here we have his repentance, and a memorable instance it is of the riches of God's pardoning mercy, and the power of his renewing grace. Deprived of his liberty, separated from his evil counsellors and companions, without any prospect but of ending his days in a wretched prison, Manasseh thought upon what had passed; he began to cry for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20Manasseh ruled for fifty-five years, from 697 to 642 BC, longer than any other king in Judah. His reign included a period when he ruled with his father, Hezekiah, from 697 to 686 BC. A long reign often indicated blessing, even though Manasseh did evil in the Lord's sight. The Chronicler describes his humiliation, repentance, and the restoration of worship in Judah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-102Ch 33:1-10. Manasseh's Wicked Reign. 1-2. Manasseh ... did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord--(See on 2Ki 21:1-16). 2Ch 33:11-19. He Is Carried unto Babylon, Where He Humbles Himself before God, and Is Restored to His Kingdom.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 33:1

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Manasseh

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Manasseh
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Manasseh (3)
• Manasses, the Prayer of
• Names, Proper

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings